Ruling parties split on payout / Opinion divided on what criteria to apply to 12,000 yen stimulus cash The Yomiuri Shimbun Details of the government’s plan to allocate cash payments as part of its economic stimulus package have been emerging since the ruling parties began internal negotiations... Read more.
12,000 yen may be handed out under stimulus The Yomiuri Shimbun Under the government’s new economic stimulus package, it has been proposed that 12,000 yen be distributed to each citizen and permanent resident, with an additional 8,000 yen to those aged 18 or younger and 65 or older, as cash be... Read more.
Toyota cuts sales forecast By Kingsley Wijayasinha The Nation Carmaker predicts a dip in pickup sales this year as consumers hold back on purchases Due to the sharp rise in diesel prices, automobile companies are starting to feel the pinch as customers hold back on purchases of pickups. Toyota Motor... Read more.
POLITICAL SHOWDOWN Toyota says its investments on track in spite of turmoil SANTAN SANTIVIMOLNAT The three-month political standoff between the People Power Party-led government and the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has had no effect on Toyota’s investment plans in Thailand. Mits... Read more.
